The Assumption, plate 10 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)
Medium
Engraving; second state of three (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 1/16 in. (11.5 x 7.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.569.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate engraving captures the Assumption of the Virgin, a beloved subject in Christian art showing Mary rising heavenward amid a chorus of angels. Created by Jacques Callot after a design by the Italian painter Girolamo Muziano, the print belongs to the series *Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires* (1607–11). The series reproduced notable paintings from Rome’s Jubilee churches, offering pilgrims and collectors a portable record of sacred art during the early seventeenth century. Callot, celebrated for his precise line work and technical mastery, translated Muziano’s composition...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Girolamo Muziano · 1592–1635
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a French printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, widely regarded as one of the first great artists to practice the graphic arts exclusively. His more than 1,400 etchings chronicled the breadth of 17th-century life, from Medici court festivities to the brutal realities of warfare. Callot revolutionized etching through technical innovations including the é...